| 1975 GMC Eleganza Barn find [message #332308] |
Sat, 19 May 2018 14:16  |
Woodstock
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Registered: May 2018
Location: Lander, WY
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Hi everyone,
I'm new to the site!
Came across this unit & am seriously thinking about buying it. Seems to be in good shape but hasn't ran in a few years & hasn't really been used much the last 6 years. Was able to get it started with some fresh gas in the carb - but won't keep running - stinks like turpentine. Any good ideas on how to get the bad fuel out of the system?
Another question - can you pump the air suspension up without running the compressor/pump?
Thanks,
Would like to post some pics but doesn't seem to be an easy way to do this!
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| Re: 1975 GMC Eleganza Barn find [message #332317 is a reply to message #332308] |
Sat, 19 May 2018 18:39  |
Tilerpep
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Registered: June 2013
Location: Raleigh, NC
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Welcome!
Hope it works out to join the GMC world...
The forum is great to search for existing threads, which will be even more helpful if you actually purchase this rig. Go in the top right corner of the web page, put in some search terms until you get some info that is relevant. Such as "fuel system" or what not for any given issue.
As to getting gas out, there are multiple options. There are two tanks, each has a threaded drain plug. Depending on if they move (don't mess up tank if they are stuck and definitely NO heat to loosen!) you can see condition of gas coming out. You can also put a small electric pump inline between the tanks and the engine on a soft hose along the frame rail...or if a PO (previous owner) already plumbed an electric pump in, you can undo the line up near the front frame rail and use a catch can there. If gas still looks like gas, get it out and keep trouble shooting. If gas look like another substance, you may be in for a real start up project to replace tanks.
You can also plumb in a outboard style gas tank right to the main engine fuel pump to get the coach somewhere more suitable to work on if needed.
take a look through gmcmhphotos.com to see and learn a whole bunch of stuff, also searchable
Tyler
1975 Glenbrook, 1978 Royale rear bath
Raleigh, NC
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| Re: [GMCnet] 1975 GMC Eleganza Barn find [message #332319 is a reply to message #332308] |
Sat, 19 May 2018 19:20 |
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ljdavick
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Registered: March 2007
Location: Fremont, CA
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For me - the first thing I’d do is check the back frame for rust. If the frame where the bogies mount is badly rusted then the coach is more lawn ornament than moving vehicle.
Then worry about gas, brakes, etc.,
Larry Davick
A Mystery Machine
1976(ish) Palm Beach
Fremont, CA
Howell EFI + EBL + Electronic Distributor
> On May 19, 2018, at 12:16 PM, BC wrote:
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> Hi everyone,
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> I'm new to the site!
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> Came across this unit & am seriously thinking about buying it. Seems to be in good shape but hasn't ran in a few years & hasn't really been used much
> the last 6 years. Was able to get it started with some fresh gas in the carb - but won't keep running - stinks like turpentine. Any good ideas on
> how to get the bad fuel out of the system?
>
> Another question - can you pump the air suspension up without running the compressor/pump?
>
> Thanks,
> Would like to post some pics but doesn't seem to be an easy way to do this!
>
>
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A Mystery Machine
1976(ish) Palm Beach
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Howell EFI + EBL + Electronic Dizzy
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| Re: 1975 GMC Eleganza Barn find [message #332320 is a reply to message #332308] |
Sat, 19 May 2018 19:59 |
Ken Burton
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Location: Hebron, Indiana
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I am working on one that sat for 19 years with 1/2 full tanks. Getting it running is my first priority. So I got a boat tank and plumbed it in to the system just before the mechanical fuel pump mounted on the right front of the engine. It would not start so I disconnected the fuel line at the carb. Then I fashioned a short 3/8 line stub to thread directly into the carb. Then I gravity filled the carb with one can of pure carb cleaner and let it sit for 24 hours. Then I changed the fuel line back to normal which is fed by the mechanical fuel pump. I hooked the input side of the fuel pump directly to the boat tank using a temporary clear piece of 3/8" hose so I could see the fuel and started cranking. It took a minute or so of cranking to get all of the carb clean out of the carb and after that it immediately started. The thing now starts and runs like a top. I have never run it off of the coach tanks because that is another project and I have other more pressing ones like getting the brakes going.
Ken B
at the Eastern states work rally.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: [GMCnet] 1975 GMC Eleganza Barn find [message #332321 is a reply to message #332319] |
Sat, 19 May 2018 20:16 |
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ljdavick
Messages: 3548
Registered: March 2007
Location: Fremont, CA
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"For me - the first thing I’d do is check the back frame for rust. If the frame where the bogies mount is badly rusted then the coach is more lawn ornament than moving vehicle. Then worry about gas, brakes, etc.”
— said the man who bought his coach site-unseen, 1,800 miles away, from eBay…
I forgot about that part.
“Do as I say, not as I do”?
Larry Davick
A Mystery Machine
1976(ish) Palm Beach
Fremont, CA
Howell EFI + EBL + Electronic Distributor
> On May 19, 2018, at 5:20 PM, Larry Davick wrote:
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> For me - the first thing I’d do is check the back frame for rust. If the frame where the bogies mount is badly rusted then the coach is more lawn ornament than moving vehicle.
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> Then worry about gas, brakes, etc.,
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> Larry Davick
> A Mystery Machine
> 1976(ish) Palm Beach
> Fremont, CA
> Howell EFI + EBL + Electronic Distributor
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>> On May 19, 2018, at 12:16 PM, BC wrote:
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>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I'm new to the site!
>>
>> Came across this unit & am seriously thinking about buying it. Seems to be in good shape but hasn't ran in a few years & hasn't really been used much
>> the last 6 years. Was able to get it started with some fresh gas in the carb - but won't keep running - stinks like turpentine. Any good ideas on
>> how to get the bad fuel out of the system?
>>
>> Another question - can you pump the air suspension up without running the compressor/pump?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Would like to post some pics but doesn't seem to be an easy way to do this!
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> GMCnet mailing list
>> Unsubscribe or Change List Options:
>> http://list.gmcnet.org/mailman/listinfo/gmclist_list.gmcnet.org
>
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A Mystery Machine
1976(ish) Palm Beach
Fremont, Ca
Howell EFI + EBL + Electronic Dizzy
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